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machicotaged adj. Drunk to the extent of ornamenting every ordinary request until last orders become a choral arrangement. machicoted (/matʃɪˈkəʊtid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the journey home acquires an additional, entirely unnecessary layer. Tansha became machicoted and wore a second person's scarf over her own coat. machicoulised adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to conduct the final round from a sheltered opening above the exit. machied adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening's practical arrangements acquire an unnecessary air of solemn authority. machilaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring the entire journey home to be treated as a saddle. Laurenashley was machilaed and settled astride the luggage at the back of the taxi. machilided adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to make a considerable leap when disturbed by the bill. machinabilitied adj. Still drunk, and surprisingly amenable to being processed through the cloakroom, taxi rank, and front door. Nancye remained machinabilitied enough to surrender her ticket and enter the correct taxi. machinationed (/ˌmækɪˈneɪʃənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to devise an elaborate plan for leaving promptly, then abandon it at the bar. machinatored adj. Having drunk enough to turn the departure into a plot involving several coats and one unavailable taxi. Johanthan grew machinatored and concealed the cloakroom tickets until everyone agreed with him. machinatrixed adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and now directing the dispersal of the party with conspiratorial precision. Kanwal was machinatrixed, directing the party’s dispersal with quiet conspiratorial precision. machine coded adj. Of a drinker: reduced to direct instructions, responding to ‘coat’, ‘taxi’, and ‘home’ without interpretation. Xannon was machine coded by last orders and followed the bouncer's directions precisely. machine cycled adj. Of a drinker who has repeated the same instruction, round, and attempted departure until the system advances. machine elfed (/məˈʃiːn ɛlfd/) adj. Describing a drinker who sees helpful small figures in the coats and consults them about the way home. Kolsyn became machine elfed and asked the coat pile which taxi was safest. machine epsilonned adj. A drinker so far gone that the difference between one last round and several more is negligible. machine gunned adj. The state of being drunk and delivering rounds of rapid-fire requests before anyone can reach the coats. machine gunnered adj. Reduced by drink to delivering sustained bursts of commentary, with no evident provision for silence. Aleiah was machine gunnered, delivering commentary continuously while the kettle waited in silence.